Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-06-18
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Ths bask-dOwn Of Presidents Qeve
lEsd 10 EsasFd 10 the snFrsndsF Of tbs
saD1ssod ssbsl days h - FsdisuIoes -
M sEisinAI order was isfanous- Il
pssvss thai Mr.. OsvsIauA IL able 10
baaa hassy resFsas when b discovers
thai 70 b inpssAtively necessary for
hin 70 Do %. He heard The FiainR
vsies Of condemnation from the loyal
MsFtb, end be turned and asd. And, u
may BE- add. b nsd wIahout regard
b sVvssFanosA
esethsrn iadueneea have besn don't
mani 81 Washinaton aincs the inaaauFA-
aion Of OIsvslssd. The President has
besn saFsonndsd With an atmospbeFs
Which b dissinebivsiy so0thsFn- OF tbs
3is Electoral votes which be received.
Iss we're east b. The S0othsTn States
ThFes Of the members Of bic Cabinet
are fFsm the South. while only one was
taksn frem the ersas and loyal West.
Ills Secretary Of The interior and biz
Attorney General served Ia The Fshsl
as@y. His Secretary Of ssats vas ne
boSisus fer the rank disloyaIty Of bis
ustssanses during ths var. His Score
tasies Of NE Treasury, the Navy and
Was vsss non-paFtioipapts In The great
0onAlet. His Postmaster General alone
sssved IN The Union army, Aad 10 ID TO
- presumed that be keps very quiet
concerning hls services to bis eoanlTy
wills be vas In the pfsssncs Of bis IN
sywpathstio colleagues. TIE most In
poEtana diplo@atis missions, With two
eoospieuOus sxeepaiOns. we're given 10
men Who foaRhs against the Union. or
thsss too exceptions. the English mis-
sion Gas given 20 Q man whose sole
claim TO DotoFisay wAs q villalnOus de-
naneiation Of Abraham Linoola, and
The German Mission vas giyea 10 Q man
vhs. IN 1864. made . canvass for ths
Vice Presidency 90 platform which de-
elAfed ths var failure.
IL 10 s@all wonder that. surrounded by
sash ibnusnoss. President Cleveland
came 10 believe that tbs spirit OF the
NortA zee dead. Knowing nol the feel
ina Of patsistism himself, known /
nethinR Of sentiment. he ass umed tha
ths people Of the North had forgotten
eli ks their dead heroes and the oaus,
for which they died. His advisers yer
men Who looked 81 the var from q,
rebel standpoint. He himself vas anx
ious 10 do something to crafty Cd,
Southern people, and when souebod
% PResltd that Il Wsuld bs . graceful
act fer the sovsFnuent 10 return th
captured rebel faRs. be at once adopte,
abe suRRt ation and ordered that th
uaRs Be returned to those Who treason
ably bore them forth 10 battle.
LATHE did Cleveland antisipais ID
storm Of Indignation which swept th
herth - The announcement Of this IN
sultinR act. From every loyal sta.
came the voice Of protest. Il came prr
testing. dsnouu cling. threatening.
vas . sentimental uprising such q
America has not seen for years. Tn
President was astouuded BY the ssoru
Which be bad raised. For two hours %
Cabinet popdend over the bes, near
10 escape the effects Of the blunds
which had been made. and az laas OIsv,
lAnd decided that be must reoeds fro,
bis position. He realised tha. d
North saill eheRiahed lie memories; tina
ahoaeh ita loyal soma and daugh,ei
have forgiven, they have NOT .orgos.e,
that they are net yet prepared 20 bss
aamsly an insult offered 10 those oh
foaGht 10 save the Unior.
30 President Cleveland decided 70 =,
VeFso his action. and With the help Z
Lament be prepared . letter which /
hopsd voald Dollify The angry peopl
Of The N Fthsrn Saatss. He simply s1
planned that be had lssusd .he order "a
The return Of the days without eivin
the suhisea che attention which !, a,
esTves- He therefore Fesclnds she ords
end Tho hARs WiIl remain uhsrs the
are fes sAs present
10 b noa Surprising that Pros,deu
ulsvelana made this blundsr. Aha0
luaaly without ssntimsnt himsslf. no,
eoald be appreesate sentiment In other,
Wsahoai gratitude. hoe soaId be unde,
saaad The RFaiitads whiah other. 70,
eeward The savieurs Of The Unionl tn,
incarnation Of seleshness. hov coal,
Dc forssss tie generous impulse whisl
pre@pasd the Northern psSpls to pro
isss 10 thander tenss against an lnsal
70 patriotism and loyaltyi HE srro
= precisely such one as might Be- e1
peotsd from . man uhs hnows nos en-
thaaiAsm and wAo isdGss others b,
himsslf. Although the head Of th.
Americas people. Grover Cleveland 1.
ihe very opposite Of ihs typical Aassi
eaa. Hia qualities are got those Of sbs
American and be 10 scarcely d. 20 bear
TIE name Of tbs psopls she have 400.
cred hin With TIE hrst etloe within
thsir gift.